S.F. man arrested in Bernal Heights killing

S.F. CRIME

Published 6:01 pm, Tuesday, October 4, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- A suspect has been arrested in the killing of a man who was shot while hanging out with friends in the home he shared with his parents in San Francisco's Bernal Heights, police and a relative of the victim said Tuesday.

Richard Fowler, 28, was shot in the head at the home on the 400 block of Franconia Street, just west of Highway 101, shortly before 9:40 p.m. Monday, police said. He died at the scene.

Police said the slaying suspect was 34-year-old Anthony Wright, who lives in San Francisco.

Fowler was playing video games with two friends when the suspect arrived, said Daniel Martinez, 48, Fowler's half-brother.

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All three men knew the suspect, who shortly after arriving drew a gun and indicated he was there to settle a score, Martinez said. The half-brother was not in the home at the time but said he had spoken to witnesses.

The gunman fired one shot, which struck Fowler in the head, Martinez said. Fowler's parents were upstairs at the time.

"He was caught by total surprise," Martinez said of his half-brother. "It happened like that," he said, snapping his fingers.

Police said Wright was later arrested on suspicion of murder and weapons-related crimes and was booked into County Jail.

Martinez and neighbors said Fowler had been "friendly and respectful" as a youth, but began glorifying a rapper and gangster lifestyle after he left high school.

"He was dabbling in something he knew nothing about," Martinez said. "Everyone goes through a phase - he just couldn't get out of it. He got deeper and deeper."